Collective Bargaining - 22.03.2023 klo 11.31

PAM’s Rönni-Sällinen: Mediation proposal didn’t offer enough for the low-paid – Property services negotiators to meet this afternoon

Service Union United PAM rejected the mediation proposal made by the National Conciliator on Tuesday. PAM President Rönni-Sällinen says that low-paid workers in the sector really need an uplift to their pay, but that was not in the offing. The parties will negotiate again this afternoon, but if no agreement is reached, a strike will start in the...

Collective Bargaining - 21.03.2023 klo 16.43

New mediation proposal in facility services sector labour dispute - answers on Wednesday at 10 a.m.

The National Conciliator has presented a second proposal to settle the facility services sector labour dispute.

Strike - 16.03.2023 klo 14.47

Facility services sector strike: ”We do need those euros”

No agreement has been reached on collective agreement in facility services sector, and therefore a three-day strike started early Thursday. The dispute is about pay says Annika Rönni-Sällinen President of Service Union United PAM.

Collective Bargaining - 15.03.2023 klo 19.10

PAM rejected the proposal for conciliation for the facility services sector: “Didn't give enough for those on the lowest wages.”

Service Union United PAM’s board has rejected the national conciliator's proposal to settle the labour dispute in the facility services sector. A three-day long strike will begin in the sector on Thursday, March 16 at 00.00.

Collective Bargaining - 15.03.2023 klo 12.38

Mediation proposal in facility services sector labour dispute

The National Conciliator has presented a proposal to settle the facility services sector labour dispute. The parties give their answers on 15 March.

Tasa-arvo - 08.03.2023 klo 15.44

Pay transparency increases equality

According to Erika Kähärä, PAM's work environment expert, unjustified wage differences can be effectively tackled by increasing wage transparency. The statistics show that there are still wage differences in the service sector, and at least part of them are unjustified. Why do some people get more paid for the same work?

Työehtosopimus - 08.03.2023 klo 14.59

New strike warning in facility services sector: 25 000 cleaners and janitors to go on strike

Service Union United PAM decided on a new strike in the facility services, that targets the largest companies in the industry. The strike will take place on 23-24 March, unless agreement on pay increases and terms of employment can be reached beforehand. The strike extends to roughly 25 000 workers at 16 companies.

06.03.2023 klo 09.39

Negotiations began on collective agreements in the hospitality sector

The current agreement period in PAM’s second-largest agreement sector ends at the end of March.

Strike - 03.03.2023 klo 09.10

Collective agreement negotiations in the property services sector end without a result – cleaners and property workers to go on strike

Service Union United PAM and Real Estate Employers were too far apart in their views on the level of pay rises, so PAM broke off the negotiations and issued a strike warning for the sector. The strike will start on 16 March and will affect around 2500 employees.

Collective Bargaining - 01.03.2023 klo 17.05

PAM announced a ban on overtime and shift swaps

A ban on overtime and shift swaps on property services sector will start on Wednesday morning on March 1, 2023. Through this, the idea is to speed up the collective agreement negotiations between PAM and The Real Estate Employers (Kiinteistötyönantajat ry) representing the employer.